Regardless of Difficulties, Counselor Urges Caregivers Not to Give Up on Troubled Teens
It's easy to be so overwhelmed by problems with your teen's behavior that you fail to recognize any progress. Progress is not "problem solved." Progress means steady improvement.
So, if your child is screaming at you every day, and then only yells at you once every other day - then that's progress! Finishing some of his homework, when he previously did no homework, is progress.
Effective parenting requires that you look at the big picture while focusing on just a few problems at a time; then applauding any progress, no matter how small.
Refuse to make your teen's lack of a complete turnaround to be your constant disappointment. Turnarounds rarely happen overnight. Instead, applaud every step in the right direction, even if it is a small one.
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